Notes Online vs Minimal Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes Online
Annotate and mark up PDF documents with notes and changes. Easily share your marked-up files with colleagues. Streamline your workflow with this intuitive PDF annotation tool.
- Mark changes on PDF files
- Add notes to drawings
- Share files with co-workers
- Intuitive annotation tools
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Use Notes Online to mark changes and add notes to your drawing (PDF) files. When you are done, you can easily share the files to your co-workers.
Minimal Notepad
A free, minimalist application for creating, editing, and deleting notes. It offers a straightforward and uncluttered interface for quick note-taking.
- Create new notes
- Edit existing notes
- Delete notes
- Minimalist interface
- Free to use
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MiNo is a free minimal app for taking notes. Simply create new notes and edit or delete them with this minimal notepad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minimal Notepad at 100% against Notes Online's 0%. Minimal Notepad also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notes Online ships an update every 2 months, Minimal Notepad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Online | Minimal Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astacus AB | Julian Lau |
Customer experience
Notes Online
Minimal Notepad
In-app purchases
Notes Online
No in-app purchases
Minimal Notepad
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Notes Online free?
Is Minimal Notepad free?
Do Notes Online or Minimal Notepad have ads?
Which is updated more often, Notes Online or Minimal Notepad?
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